tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post433556845145493833..comments2015-03-03T13:29:32.555-06:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Chuck Cowdery Blog Gets Outbrained. Do You Like It?Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-1206361891703117722009-10-19T22:19:39.299-05:002009-10-19T22:19:39.299-05:00Sorry you dropped it Chuck, but thanks again for g...Sorry you dropped it Chuck, but thanks again for giving us a shot. Just in case you ever decide to try this again, you should know that we now let you drop the 5-stars (keeping only the recommended links), and we do have a thumbnail version coming out soon as well. Take care!ygalaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826337240892622283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-46304939810075891902009-03-13T13:25:00.000-05:002009-03-13T13:25:00.000-05:00I signed up for it at the urging of the Chicago Tr...I signed up for it at the urging of the Chicago Tribune, which uses it to select what gets featured on their Chicago's Best Blogs page. However, it appears that the result of using this is that all of the blogs they feature are about sports. <BR/><BR/>Like you, Max, I don't think I've ever "rated" anything online. Of course, in my book I say that rating whiskeys is silly, so I'm not big on ratings in general. This thing is easy enough to turn off, so I'll let it go a little longer. If somebody, other than the CEO of outbrain, wants to explain the rationale for it, I'm listening.Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-80031741844808896002009-03-13T10:37:00.000-05:002009-03-13T10:37:00.000-05:00I think the rating idea is silly. Why would I rate...I think the rating idea is silly. Why would I rate your blog entries? I don't want to give you grades, and I read you because I like what you write. Sometimes I like something a lot, but that's what comments (or emails) are for. I can't imagine the moment at which I say "Hmmmmm. This is pretty good, but really, Cowdery can do better, I think this is a two star post." <BR/><BR/>Related links, however, are fun. Often silly, but everybody is accustomed to that.Max Watmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06101245696875393492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-83159594050534059722009-03-11T18:38:00.000-05:002009-03-11T18:38:00.000-05:00Hey Chuck - outbrain CEO here. Thanks for trying o...Hey Chuck - outbrain CEO here. Thanks for trying out our widget! Just wanted to let you know that if you feel like the recommendations clutter your blog but still want to use our service for ratings only - you can turn the recommended links off in your outbrain dashboard. <BR/><BR/>If you need any help with that or have other feedback - we'd love to hear from you on our support forum: http://getsatisfaction.com/outbrain <BR/><BR/>Thanks again!<BR/>Yaronygalaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826337240892622283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-11856812626899048632009-03-11T14:22:00.000-05:002009-03-11T14:22:00.000-05:00The obviously computer generated recommendations a...The obviously computer generated recommendations are innane but some are unintentionally funny. You're piece on Red Stag leads to a recommendation for a post on whiskey flavored condoms!?!skuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.com